Last week I purchased a wedding gift for a family member. I
was looking in the gift-wrapping aisle for some pretty paper & ribbon when
I saw this…
A $2.99 tissue paper flower. $2.99!!
My first thought was there’s no way people really pay for
those, but then I realized THEY DO!
Friends…I am here to tell you to STOP
buying $3 tissue paper flowers when you can make them for a quarter of the
price!
My mom taught me to make these great little accessories when
I was a kid. We used them to decorate her classroom or at showers at church. It
wasn’t until last year (when I was ribbon less) I realized how cute they’d look
on top of a gift!
What you’ll need:
Tissue Paper (any color or combination of colors)
Scissors
Bread Tie, Fishing Line, or Pipe Cleaner
Tape to decorate a package or fishing line to hang somewhere
Stack
7-10 sheets of tissue paper. These will be your petals so you may add more
if desired.
Cut your
paper. Generally tissue paper comes in pretty large sheets. Depending on
the size of the paper flower you desire you can cut a square accordingly. My
rule of thumb is a fourth of a sheet for package decorations & half a sheet
+ for paper flowers to hang. I have also seen smaller flowers made as table
setting décor.
Begin
folding paper in an accordion-like fashion. Make each fold 1-2 inches,
alternating directions. When you have folded the entire paper, it should look
like a fan.
Secure
the center with a bread tie, fishing line, or pipe cleaner.
Cut each
end of the folded paper into a rounded or pointy shape. This gives each
petal dimension & detail.
A rounded shape will look similar to mine below.
A pointy cut will look more like a Dahlia.
You’ll see that my cut wasn’t exactly perfect, but that’s ok! You’re just adding dimension to the petals.
Separate
each layer. Begin pulling apart each sheet of tissue paper.
Fluff the
layers to make your tissue paper flower perfect!
The last step is to add your tissue paper flower to your
package by taping each side of your bread tie or secure additional fishing line
to hang your flower!
These flowers also make great event décor as well. Use
fishing line or ribbon to hang from the ceiling or simply display them in
various places to add detail. I am not gonna lie, I’ve used pink Victoria
Secret tissue paper for gift flowers before.
Repurposing is a beautiful thing, Y‘all!!
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I hope this tutorial was helpful & you can finally stop
buying those overprized gift bows! Let me know if you have any tips of your own or questions on the tutorial. So glad you stopped by!
Frankly my dear…STOP paying & MAKE it!
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